Assigning A Variable

In Python, assign a variable means to give a variable a value. A variable is really just a placeholder to hold a value, so this is a natural exercise.

Variables and assigning them values are one of the foundational building blocks of Python.

Here, let’s assign the variable ‘x’ a value of 5. You do this via a single equal sign, or assignment operator.

# Looks very simple, but this is assigning a varible
x = 5

In pseudo-code this means, “make the variable x have a value of 5”

Let’s take a look at a python assign a variable code sample.

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